Rodriguez earned $1.5 million last season from the university in his first year at Arizona — $1,005,000 in base salary and $495,000 in peripheral duties (radio and TV appearances, speaking engagements, etc.). He also makes $300,000 per year in non-university funds from Nike and IMG, which markets and broadcasts Arizona athletics.

The new deal, according to the report, will include an increase in Rodriguez's base salary by $100,000 every Dec. 1 and will pay him an average of $2.25 million per season.

Rodriguez's salary last season ranked ninth in the Pac-12, and this increase moves him more towards the middle of the pack.